The line graph compares the number of visitors, measured in millions, to the British Museum and the Natural History Museum in London from 2000 to 2015.
Overall, visits to the British Museum increased steadily throughout the period, while the Natural History Museum experienced an initial decline before recovering sharply in the final years. By 2015, the British Museum remained the more popular of the two.
In 2000, both museums received the same number of visitors, at around 5 million each. After that, the figures began to diverge. Attendance at the British Museum rose to just over 6 million in 2005 and continued to increase gradually to about 7 million in 2010. By 2015, it had reached a peak of roughly 8 million visitors.
In contrast, the number of people visiting the Natural History Museum fell significantly from 5 million in 2000 to approximately 3.3 million in 2005. It then rose slightly to around 3.7 million in 2010 before climbing dramatically to just above 6 million in 2015.
In comparison, the British Museum showed consistent growth over the whole period, whereas the Natural History Museum followed a more fluctuating pattern. Despite its strong recovery, it still attracted fewer visitors than the British Museum at the end of the period.